Consequences of logistics sprawl: Order or chaos? - the case of a parcel service company in Paris metropolitan area

Antoine Robichet and Patrick Nierat

Journal of Transport Geography, 2021, vol. 90, issue C

Abstract: Logistics sprawl is the phenomenon driving warehouses and freight terminals further and further away from city centers, for reasons that are mostly dependent on urban planning, field price and economies of scale. In the past, studies have already described logistics sprawl in Paris Metropolitan area. These studies have concluded that logistic facilities far from Paris city center increased the distance travelled, and by extension, CO2 emissions. This study does not question logistics sprawl in Paris metropolitan area but questions its consequences.

Keywords: Logistics sprawl; Cross-docking terminal; Distance travelled; Polycentric organization; Parcel service; Paris metropolitan area (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102900

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